When CSU Sophomore Cody Clow and His Housemates Chose Not

question 160

Multiple Choice

When CSU sophomore Cody Clow and his housemates chose not to heed the city's ordinance against unreasonable noise and host a loud party at their off-campus residence last fall, they were confronted and ticketed by police. Fort Collins city code describes unreasonable noise as any sound that will "unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property." What is true about this situation?

• A) Marginal external costs are positive.
• B) Marginal external costs are negative.
• C) Marginal external benefits are positive.
• D) Marginal external benefits are negative.

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Definitions:

Maslow Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow that suggests human needs are arranged in a hierarchy from basic physiological needs to higher levels of psychological needs and self-fulfillment.

Level Of Needs

Typically refers to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which categorizes human needs into five levels from basic (e.g., physiological) to high-level (e.g., self-actualization) needs.

Hierarchy Of Needs

The Hierarchy of Needs is a framework suggesting people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to more advanced needs, a concept integral to understanding human motivation.

Motivation

Motivation refers to the internal or external forces that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role, or subject to achieve a goal.